Rich McKinney was born on Friday, November 22, 1946, in Piqua, Ohio. McKinney was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 26, 1970, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rich McKinney baseball stats page.
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Rich McKinney![]() Rich McKinney Autograph on a 1971 Topps (#37) |
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Rich McKinneyRich McKinney Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Rich McKinneyRich McKinney Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1970 | 24 | White Sox | 43 | 119 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .168 | .242 | .311 |
| 1971 | 25 | White Sox | 114 | 369 | 35 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 35 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .271 | .334 | .377 |
| 1972 | 26 | Yankees | 37 | 121 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .215 | .258 | .256 |
| 1973 | 27 | Athletics | 48 | 65 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .246 | .319 | .338 |
| 1974 | 28 | Athletics | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 1975 | 29 | Athletics | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 |
| 1977 | 31 | Athletics | 86 | 198 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .177 | .236 | .303 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 341 | 886 | 79 | 199 | 28 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 100 | 77 | 1 | 124 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 38 | .225 | .286 | .328 | ||
Rich McKinneyRich McKinney Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1970 White Sox | 3B | 23 | 20 | 519 | 58 | 2.5 | 54 | 14 | 40 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 2.81 |
| 1970 White Sox | SS | 11 | 10 | 270 | 63 | 5.7 | 61 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 6.10 |
| 1971 White Sox | 2B | 67 | 64 | 1,722 | 317 | 4.7 | 307 | 148 | 159 | 10 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.81 |
| 1971 White Sox | 3B | 5 | 5 | 132 | 15 | 3.0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.86 |
| 1971 White Sox | RF | 25 | 21 | 573 | 47 | 1.9 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.21 |
| 1972 Yankees | 3B | 33 | 32 | 768 | 96 | 2.9 | 88 | 17 | 71 | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 3.09 |
| 1973 Athletics | 2B | 7 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 1.4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.29 |
| 1973 Athletics | 3B | 17 | 3 | 183 | 20 | 1.2 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.66 |
| 1973 Athletics | LF | 3 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1974 Athletics | 2B | 3 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1975 Athletics | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1977 Athletics | 1B | 32 | 24 | 654 | 230 | 7.2 | 225 | 208 | 17 | 5 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 9.29 |
| 1977 Athletics | 2B | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1977 Athletics | 3B | 7 | 2 | 96 | 14 | 2.0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .786 | 3.09 |
| 1977 Athletics | LF | 3 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1977 Athletics | RF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 3B Totals | 85 | 62 | 1,698 | 203 | 2.4 | 185 | 40 | 145 | 18 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 2.94 | |
| 2B Totals | 80 | 65 | 1,815 | 331 | 4.1 | 321 | 156 | 165 | 10 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 4.78 | |
| 1B Totals | 33 | 24 | 660 | 231 | 7.0 | 226 | 209 | 17 | 5 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 9.25 | |
| RF Totals | 27 | 21 | 579 | 48 | 1.8 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.24 | |
| SS Totals | 11 | 10 | 270 | 63 | 5.7 | 61 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 6.10 | |
| LF Totals | 6 | 4 | 96 | 4 | 0.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.84 | |
| 7 Years | 242 | 186 | 5,118 | 880 | 3.6 | 844 | 475 | 369 | 36 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 4.45 | |
Rich McKinneyRich McKinney Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1970 White Sox | 3 | 2 | .600 | 9 | 2 | n/a | 29.8 | 4.8 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1971 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 23 | 0 | n/a | 46.1 | 10.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 121.0 | 9.3 | 17.3 | - | - | - |
| 1973 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 65.0 | 16.3 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Athletics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 33.0 | 4.6 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 4 | 3 | .571 | 105 | 2 | 26 | 44.3 | 7.1 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
Rich McKinneyRich McKinney Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1970 Chicago White Sox | 1 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
| 1971 Chicago White Sox | 26 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
| 1972 New York Yankees | 27 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1973 Oakland Athletics | 5 | $22,500.00 | - | - |
| 1974 Oakland Athletics | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 Oakland Athletics | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1977 Oakland Athletics | 9 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
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